This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie was chosen by Jasmine of Jasmine Cuisine: peanut butter crisscrosses. I baked these late one night over the course of the glorious 3-day holiday weekend. I truly believe all weekends should be 3 days long and they should all involve the kind of amazingly sunny, but not too hot and humid, weather we’ve been experiencing lately. That’s not asking too much is it? 🙂 Fall will be here soon but in the meantime I’m soaking up every last minute of summer!
Anyway, Shane’s parents invited us to lunch at their house over the weekend and I figured these cookies would be the perfect treat to complete the meal. I whipped up half a batch and wound up with somewhere between 25 and 30 cookies. The recipe couldn’t possibly be more quick or easy. The only change I made was to substitute peanut butter chips for the peanuts Dorie called for. I baked my cookies for about 11 minutes a batch, which resulted in a slightly crisp edge and a wonderfully chewy center. The chips added texture and even more peanut butter flavor, not that the cookies were lacking in that area. I was powerless around these cookies so I was really glad I brought most of them to Shane’s parents’ house. Still, I ate more than my fair share, definitely a top Dorie recipe for me and without a doubt one worthy of a repeat.
Many thanks to Jasmine for hosting this week. You can find the recipe for the peanut butter cookies on her blog here or on page 78 of Baking: From My Home to Yours.
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All weekends should be 3-day weekends, especially if you have the chance to bake beauties like these. They look perfect Tracey.
I really enjoyed these, thanks for making them!
Your baked goods always look like they were made by angel hands, Tracey, and I’ll bet these tasted just as heavenly! My usual pb cookie recipe has pb chips; so good.
So pretty! I had some issues with my extra peanuts, so I’ll definitely try the PB chips next time!
i think they look wonderful! My version of these is PB and White Chocolate thumprints. Great job this week!
They were awesome! I had the last one on the drive to work today and miss them already!
I’m with you. These are the best! I also made the chocolate variation, delicious. I need to get rid of them quick!
Powerless – that’s exactly the right word! Your cookies look great, and I love the peanut butter chip addition.
Your crisscrosses look perfect!!
I did peanut butter chips too. Very yummy! Your cookies look so pretty–my crisscrosses didn’t hold up nearly as well.
I totally agree–three day weekends are the way to go! And your cookies look great, too 🙂
I don’t know about three day weekend for stay at home moms, that would mean the kids are only in school 4 days a week! 😉
PB chips–good! I didn’t have any peanuts or chips, so of course, I added chocolate. Your cookies look perfect.
Ya, let me know if you figure out how to get that 3-day weekend thing every week! Your peanut butter cookies look so scrumptious! This is one type of cookie that I’ve never had much luck with. I always manage to always overcook them. Perhaps this will change my luck. I’m bookmarking this one.
Love three day weekends. And your cookies are just beautiful. Perfect even.
Hi Tracey…I think I had a brain fart and may have wrote Margot’s name in my comment on your peanut butter cookies. Sorry if I did! I think it’s past my bedtime. Anyway, your cookies look fabulous!
Ciao Tracey ! Lovely pb cookies no wonder you could not resist !!
They look great. Definitely a good recipe for sharing!
These definitely were trouble!! They were so good, and by the looks of yours, there’s no wonder that they were dangerous to be around. Definite repeat over here. And I can’t believe that I didn’t remember to add peanut butter chips! Now I have to make these again. Maybe with marshmallows. Fluffer-nutters anyone?!
I agree, all weekends should be perfectly weathered three day weekends… once I can remember that it’s Tuesday, rather than Monday when I return to work 😉
Just looking at your great photos makes me think of my mom. 🙂 Your cookies look exactly like the ones my mom always makes.
These were seriously delicious cookies! Wish I had another one now but Rick took the last one yesterday morning. Yum!
Yummmmmy!
good call on bringing these to share 🙂 it’s too dangerious having them around alone. lol
PB chips work for me. Cookies look perfect.